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An internationally known and trusted name in IP Law

Maier & Maier was established with the goal of providing intellectual property analysis and advice for large, multi-national corporations, universities, middle-market and emerging market companies, and startups and spinouts. We are proud of our ability to advise our clients, and to obtain patent protection for a wide scale of technologies, and offer years of experience in litigation, licensing, and other intellectual property-related issues.

The History of Our Firm

Maier & Maier Secures Victory At the International Trade Commission

April 22, 2024  – Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that our clients Hikam America, Inc., Hikam Electrónica de México, S.A. de C.V., Hikam Tecnologia de Sinaloa, Hewtech Philippines Corp., Hewtech Philippines Electronics Corp., and Hewtech (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. have been terminated from ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1365. The Firm represented six of […]

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Maier & Maier Obtains Grant of Summary Judgment of Invalidity Based on §101 Related to Wearable Technology

April 5, 2024 – Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that we secured a victory for our client Firstbeat Technologies OY in a case involving a heart rate measuring apparatus incorporated into wearable technology. The case was originally filed by Polar Electro OY in the District of Delaware on November 7, 2011, but […]

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New Federal Circuit Ruling Clarifies “Published Application” Rule for IPRs

The Federal Circuit clarified that a published U.S. application (published application) is available for IPR as long as its filing date (its “effectively filed” date in AIA vernacular) is before the priority date of the challenged patent, even if the publication date of the published application is after the priority date of the challenged patent. […]

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UPDATE on the RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2024

On December 18, 2024, the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing concerning the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024.[1] Senator Coons (one of the senators co-sponsoring the Act) led the hearing. Senator Coons emphasized during the hearing […]

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